Modal Verbs of Probability Modal verbs can should

Modal Verbs of Probability

Modal verbs can should may Моdal verbs Ought to must Have to could • We use can to express… • We use must to express… • We use should to express…

Translate • I must leave She must be tired • I must have left She must have read He must have frowned

You will watch a video, which is connected with grammar. Write down new information on grammar or key words.

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Must have + past participle • must = probability

You didn’t get any sleep last night, so. . . Your idea = You must be tired now. You are probably tired now.

She drives a Mercedes and lives in a big house • Your idea = • She must have a lot of money. • Does she have a lot of money? • She probably has o lot of money. • It’s possible she is poor, but she lives in a big house… and it’s true.

Kate speaks English very well. • Your idea = She must have studied for many years (past probability) Did she study for many years? Perhaps, not. But she speaks English well. Your idea = She must have been a good student. (past probability) Was she a good student? Perhaps, not. But she speaks English well.

Compare sentences • She drives a Mercedes and lives in a big house. She must have a lot of money. • She speaks English very well. She must have studied for many years. • You didn’t get any sleep last night, so. . . You must be tired now.

To sum up: I must have left I might have left I could have left • Here someone is describing something that possibly happened in the past

Give your own ideas about something that possibly happened in the past 1. Someone brought you this package. It must have… 2. She called him in the morning, but he didn’t answer. He must have… 3. Ann was late for school. She must have… 4. My friend is happy now. He must have…

Give your own ideas about something that possibly happened in the past

You will hear a very famous song with new grammar Modal Verbs of Probability Watch the video and say who or which band is singing. http: //video. yandex. ru/users/ sei-music/view/134/

Tasks to the song “The day before you came…” • Look at the words and phrases from the song. What do you think the song is about? • • • o • • My train left the station the morning paper the usual place, the usual bunch the day before you came I was blue I'm sure my life was well within it's usual frame and stopped along the way I need a lot of sleep I had no sense of living without aim

http: //video. yandex. ru/users/sei-music/view/134/ The day before you came http: //www. delightenglish. ru/songs. htm

Working with the text of the song, elicit and translate Modal Verbs of Probability I must have left my house at eight, because I always do My train, I'm certain, left the station just when it was due I must have read the morning paper going into town And having gotten through the editorial, no doubt I must have frowned I must have made my desk around a quarter after nine With letters to be read, and heaps of papers waiting to be signed I must have gone to lunch at half past twelve or so The usual place, the usual bunch And still on top of this I'm pretty sure it must have rained The day before you came I must have lit my seventh cigarette at half past two And at the time I never even noticed I was blue I must have kept on dragging through the business of the day Without really knowing anything, I hid a part of me away At five I must have left, there's no exception to the rule A matter of routine, I've done it ever since I finished school The train back home again Undoubtedly I must have read the evening paper then Oh yes, I'm sure my life was well within it's usual frame The day before you came Must have opened my front door at eight o'clock or so And stopped along the way to buy some Сhinese food to go I'm sure I had my dinner watching something on TV There's not, I think, a single episode of Dallas that I didn't see I must have gone to bed around a quarter after ten I need a lot of sleep, and so I like to be in bed by then I must have read a while The latest one by Marilyn French or something in that style It's funny, but I had no sense of living without aim The day before you came And turning out the light I must have yawned and cuddled up for yet another night And rattling on the roof I must have heard the sound of rain The day before you came

Do exercises on Modal Verbs of Probability Click here to download this exercise in PDF (with answers) Review the explanation about modals of probability here • Put in 'must + infinitive' (for something that's likely about the present) or'must + have + past participle' (for something that's likely about the past): • • • 1. Where is David? He _________ (be) at school. Classes begin at 8. 2. She_________ (think) that it is a good idea. It's crazy! 3. I'm absolutely sure! They _________ (arrive) yesterday, I saw their ticket. 4. Are you joking! David _________ (go) to Paris last week. He doesn't have enough money. 5. They _________ (live) in New York, but I'm not sure. 6. The concert _________(be) wonderful last night. Fiore is a great conductor. 7. John ____________ (be) at work, or perhaps he’s at the gym – or even the pub! 8. Jane ____________ (leave) the party with John last night, but I’m not sure.

KEYS TO THE EXERCISE • • 1. must be 2. can’t think 3. must have arrived 4. can’t have gone 5. might live 6. must have been 7. could be 8. may/might have left